Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5

सूर्यरश्मिस्वरूपकथनम्

Surya-Rashmi Svarupa Kathana

Devanagari script

प्रजापतिसुतावुक्तौ ततः शुक्रबृहस्पती आदित्यमूलमखिलं त्रैलोक्यं नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

prajāpatisutāvuktau tataḥ śukrabṛhaspatī ādityamūlamakhilaṃ trailokyaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ထို့နောက် ပရဇာပတိ၏ သားနှစ်ပါးဖြစ်သော သုကြနှင့် ဗြဟ္စပတိက ကြေညာသည်— “သုံးလောကလုံး၏ အမြစ်မှာ အာဒိတျ (နေ၏ သဘောတရား) ဖြစ်သည်၊ ဤအပေါ် သံသယမရှိ” ဟု။

Word by Word

• प्रजापति-sुतौ: the two sons of Prajāpati

• उक्तौ: declared/said

• ततः: thereafter

• शुक्र- बृहस्पती: Śukra and Bṛhaspati

• आदित्य-मूलम्: having Āditya as the root/cause

• अखिलम्: entire, complete

• त्रैलोक्यम्: the three worlds

• न: not

• अत्र: here/in this matter

• संशयः: doubt

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating; reporting the statement of Śukra and Bṛhaspati)

Characters & Entities

• Prajapati
• Shukra
• Brihaspati
• Aditya

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames creation as rooted in a cosmic principle (Āditya), which—within Shaiva reading—functions under Shiva as Pati; Linga worship then points beyond the manifest cosmic root to the supreme cause who empowers all tattvas.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Though Shiva is not named, the verse supports a Shaiva Siddhanta lens where Āditya is a manifest ordering power in sṛṣṭi, while Shiva-tattva remains the transcendent Pati who governs and surpasses all cosmic principles.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It indirectly supports integrating solar discipline (clarity, tapas, rhythmic worship) into Shiva-sadhana—e.g., dawn-oriented japa and puja—while maintaining that liberation of the paśu comes from Shiva’s grace, not merely from cosmic energies.